Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-09
HAwAIrs NEW CONSTITUTION.
Discussed and Criticised Mt Meet.
ing or shc Natives.
[By telegraph to the pispatch.I

fBy telegraph 10 the pispstcn.I
SAN Francisco, Angus s.-The
steamer Zealandia, from Australia and
Honolulu, arrived here at about noon
Yesterday. She brought Honolulu adj
vices to July Both. Nothing ola start
ling nature has occurred since the
signing of the Constitution by King
Kalakaua and the depar ure OF EXPIRE
mier Gibson for the Unit l States.
On the day that the King signed
the Constitution the marshal OF
the kingdom, accompanied by 20,
lice blowing horns, rode around
the principal streets of the city and
proclaimed the new Constitution. Next
day it was proclaimed in the districts
throughout the island, and few days
later Throughout the other islands OF
TIE Hawaiian group. The interests are
now centred in the coming election for
members OF the Houle of Mobiles and
House of Representatives. The oath
required undet the new Constitution g
to the effect that he who slb5cribes
thereto swears he VII "suppoIt the
faid Constitution and Jaws OF sid
kingdom, not hereby renouncing,
but expressly re- irving all ale
glance and citizenship now oving
or held by me-" On the 25th ultimo a
meeting was held II Honolulu that may
prove Of sore significance. 1t wa
meeting of the native Hawai'ans for the
purpose OF nomr ting candidates for
the House 0. Mobiles and House of Rep
recentatives. Owe 300 native slbj cts
we're present, among them being the
acting member of the chr"ch in which
the gail ering was held, together tn
other prominent nativee. The meet ne
was not entirely han .noniors, and, ac-
co-ding to adyices, adjourned without
formally nominating candidates. After
stating tie Object of the meeting the
chairman cautioned the speakers not to
u.e exciting language, and then called
on one Skane. This speaker ssid;
"a short tmeaso anow Constitution
wa dawn up and signed by his
Majesty the King and his ministe. ..
We have not yet sisncd it. | do not
Hesitate TO sly that some Of the aI"clc1
in the new Constitution e very good,
Others are not. For the first tine n
the history Of tbs kingdo Il we a.
under oblioation to take 9th urder it,
no matter whether We agree With i. o..
not. We shall have the II 10 ity on
our side and then will be able to change
it."
Tie next speaker was one Kalakon,
who said "As no candidate had yes
been nominated be would propoTe his
own ma ne for the district of Honolulu.
He approved OF the new Constitution
and liberty Of VOTING, which ha | never
bccn accorded the people before"
No one hal been oppressed by the
new Constitution was one OF the re-
marks OF tn, speaker which did not
meet the approval Of the audience.
J. NJ. Foe, in addressing the audi
e1Ce, said: "1he county which be-
fo1e lad been jub' ant was now in
mourning The previous SPEAKER h1l
SD that they were not oppressed by
tie new Constitution. He is the angel
| of doth. Tnc~e is little goodness in
tie new Constitution, but there is much
to condemn. In the next Legislature
TIE new Constitution vi be f1l"y
approved. It's aim is to make Hawaii
arcpablic. Therefore they want to exer-
else the same power here as they do in
Their own country. They are doing it
little by little, and it will not be long
before Hawaii becomes a republic. We
who cherish orr King ought not to al
low this to be done. Therefore we
must unite together and elect candi-
dates who will remove this oppression. "
After remarks by other speakers u
similar vein the meeting adjourned.
Taking the political atlairs in the king
dom as a whole, they seem to be I'M
palatiyely quiet. Queen Kapiolani ar
rived at Honu'ulu July 2Gth, and was
given q royal welcome.